I did download nntpcache V2.4.0b3 and V2.4.0b4. When I install and start the daemon it doesn't open port 119 with any of that both releases. I use RedHat 6.2 with kernel 2.2.14-12. It seems to be not a compatibilty problem since if I remove /usr/local/var/nntpcache/* (except file VERSION) before start it's the same. I also did a reboot of the box (last hope) but naturally it didn't change anything. When I re-install V2.4.0b2 it works without any changes in the configuration, which is: bindAddr DEFAULT:119 BTW: The http-Port (httpBindAddr DEFAULT:9119) is always working. And I can't see any error message in syslog files or in the html-status-page. process list was this (after update has finished properly): # ps ax |grep nntpcache 2870 ? S 0:00 nntpcache: waiting for connections 2871 ? S 0:00 nntpcache: watch: ready What is "watch" for? Running release V2.4.0b2 doesn't show that process. Erwin -- KNAPP Logistics Automation (ber@knapp.co.at / +43 316 495-618)